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  <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes</id>
  <title>Games Dev Center - Release notes</title>
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    <name>Google Cloud Platform</name>
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  <updated>2026-03-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>

  <entry>
    <title>March 16, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#March_16_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-03-16T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<p>Play Games Sidekick is Generally Available.</p>
<p>Learn more: <a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/play-games-sidekick">Play Games Sidekick</a></p>
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  <entry>
    <title>January 16, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#January_16_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-16T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#January_16_2026"/>
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<p>Play Games Services v2 Native SDK (beta) is available for you to test.</p>
<p>The v2 Native SDK (beta) supports the following features:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/platform-authentication">Platform authentication</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/cpp/achievements">Achievements</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/recall/recall-setup#play-games-services-v2-native-sdk">Recall</a></p></li>
</ul>
<p>Learn more:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/cpp/cpp-start">Get started with Play Games Services for C and C++</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://developer.android.com/games/services/cpp/v2/api">Play Games Services C++ (v2) (beta) API reference</a></p></li>
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  <entry>
    <title>January 13, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#January_13_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-13T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#January_13_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Announcement</h3>
<p>The updated game controllers documentation is now available.</p>
<p>Learn more: <a href="https://developer.android.com/games/sdk/game-controller/overview">Support game controllers</a></p>
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  <entry>
    <title>November 24, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#November_24_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-11-24T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#November_24_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Feature</h3>
<p>Play Games Sidekick (beta) is ready for you to test.</p>
<p>Learn more: <a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/play-games-sidekick">Play Games Sidekick (beta)</a></p>
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  <entry>
    <title>September 23, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#September_23_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-09-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#September_23_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Announcement</h3>
<p>Google Play Games Level Up is a program to recognize and reward great gaming experiences across Google Play, providing you with powerful tools and promotional opportunities to drive business growth for your game.</p>
<p>Learn more: <a href="https://play.google.com/console/about/levelup/">Google Play Games | Level Up</a></p>
<p>Google Play Games Level Up+ is a program where you receive all the benefits outlined on the <a href="https://play.google.com/console/about/levelup/">Google Play Games Level Up</a> page and in addition you get exclusive premium benefits.</p>
<p>Learn more: <a href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/16501431">Google Play Games | Level Up+</a></p>
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  <entry>
    <title>September 17, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#September_17_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-09-17T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#September_17_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Deprecated</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://github.com/playgameservices/play-games-plugin-for-unity/releases/tag/v10.15">Google Play Games (v1) plugin for Unity, version  0.10.15</a> update includes the following changes:</p>
<p>Following the deprecation of <a href="https://developer.android.com/identity/legacy/gsi">Google Sign-in</a> API, we are deprecating the Games v1 SDK and APIs.</p>
<aside class="special"><strong>Important:</strong><span> Starting in May 2026, the deprecated APIs will be removed from the SDK. Then, as early as July 2028, calls to these APIs will fail, even if you're using older versions of the SDK.</span></aside>
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  <entry>
    <title>September 12, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#September_12_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-09-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#September_12_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Deprecated</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.android.gms/play-services-games">play-services-games (v24.0.0)</a>  update includes the following changes:</p>
<p>Following the deprecation of <a href="https://developer.android.com/identity/legacy/gsi">Google Sign-in</a> API, we are deprecating Games v1 SDK and APIs.</p>
<aside class="special"><strong>Important:</strong><span> Starting in May 2026, the deprecated APIs will be removed from the SDK. Then, as early as July 2028, calls to these APIs will fail, even if you're using older versions of the SDK.</span></aside>
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  <entry>
    <title>July 08, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#July_08_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-07-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#July_08_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Deprecated</h3>
<p>The  <a href="https://github.com/playgameservices/play-games-plugin-for-unity/releases/tag/v2.1.0">Google Play Games plugin for Unity, version 2.1.0</a> update includes the following changes:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Removed the deprecated <a href="https://developer.android.com/identity/legacy/gsi">Google Sign-In</a> dependency.</p></li>
<li><p>Removed the deprecated <a href="https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/drive/Drive">Google Drive</a> dependency.</p></li>
</ul>
<h3>Feature</h3>
<p>The   <a href="https://github.com/playgameservices/play-games-plugin-for-unity/releases/tag/v2.1.0">Google Play Games plugin for Unity, version 2.1.0</a> update includes the following changes:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Added support for additional auth scopes using <a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/unity/unity-start#retrieve-auth-codes">requestServerSideAccess</a>.</p></li>
<li><p>Published the <a href="https://developer.android.com/games/services/unity/v2/api">Play Games Services Unity Plugin (v2) Reference</a> documentation.</p></li>
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  <entry>
    <title>June 23, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#June_23_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-06-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#June_23_2025"/>
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<p>The user can now request three basic OAuth 2.0 identity scopes with <code>GamesSignInClient</code> when requesting server-side access to Play Games Services web APIs.</p>
<p>For details, see:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/android/server-access">Server-side access to Play Games Services</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Feature</h3>
<p>The  <code>play-services-games-v2 (v21.0.0)</code> update includes the following changes:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Added support for additional auth scopes using <a href="https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/games/GamesSignInClient#public-abstract-taskauthresponse-requestserversideaccess-string-serverclientid,-boolean-forcerefreshtoken,-listauthscope-scopes">requestServerSideAccess</a>.</p></li>
<li><p>Removed the deprecated <a href="https://developer.android.com/identity/legacy/gsi">Google Sign-In</a> dependency.</p></li>
<li><p>Removed the deprecated <a href="https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/drive/Drive">Google Drive</a> dependency.</p></li>
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  <entry>
    <title>May 05, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#May_05_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-05-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#May_05_2025"/>
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<p>You can now import definitions and other metadata for multiple achievements together in a single step. </p>
<p>For details, see: 
<a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/achievements#import-achievements">Achievements</a></p>
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  <entry>
    <title>November 20, 2024</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:androidgames-release-notes#November_20_2024</id>
    <updated>2024-11-20T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://developer.android.com/games/docs/release-notes#November_20_2024"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Feature</h3>
<p>Google Play Games plugin for Unity, version 2.0.0 supports <a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/recall/recall-setup#unity-sdk">recall API</a>.</p>
<p>For details, see:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/unity/unity-start">Set up Google Play Games for Unity and sign-in</a></li>
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